Case file · wargov-r01-025-342-hs1-416511228-319-1-flying-discs-1949
342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
Plain-English Summary
- What happened:This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
- Who reported it:Department of War
- What evidence exists:document
- What the government says:This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
- What remains unclear:Not provided in source.
Key Facts
- Title
- 342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
- Release
- Release 01
- Release date
- 2026-05-08
- Incident date
- 1950-01-09
- Agency
- Department of War
- Location
- —
- Location precision
- unknown
- Status
- unknown
- Source domain
- war.gov
Source Documents
- pdfSource document
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Skeptical / Mundane Explanations
No mundane explanation has been documented for this record yet. The original source is linked above — weigh the evidence for yourself.
What we still don't know
Open questions haven't been catalogued for this record yet. What the released material does and doesn't establish is summarized above.
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